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CLEARFIELD TRUST CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES (1943)

| CLEARFIELD TRUST CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES |
|---|
| Term: 1942 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 5, 1943 |
| Decided: March 1, 1943 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 7-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone |
CLEARFIELD TRUST CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 1, 1943. The case was argued before the court on February 5, 1943.
In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Western U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
- Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 318 U.S. 363
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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